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Topic : Non-Combat PTSD. Max Arons CHHS 302: Professional Writing for the Health and Human Services Major: Psychology. Professional Interest. Career Interests Understanding for future reference First-hand experience Research question. Critical Situation/Problem. Statistics Stigma
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Topic: Non-Combat PTSD Max AronsCHHS 302: ProfessionalWriting for the Health and Human ServicesMajor: Psychology
Professional Interest • Career Interests • Understanding for future reference • First-hand experience • Research question
Critical Situation/Problem • Statistics • Stigma • Availability of services • Education of services
Rhetorical Timing • Becoming publicized/More information • Research conducted by the NIH in recent years
“They Say” Causes Abuse Violence Effects - Refer to DSM IV
Community Connection Stakeholders • Individual with non-combat-related PTSD: The individual in need of support and treatment. • Family/friend of individual: provide support for individual and are occasionally targeted by individual if symptoms are untreated. • Healthcare centers (Clinics, hospitals, treatment centers): Locations which provide services to the individual in question. • Healthcare professionals: Doctors, nurses, psychologists, etc. who treat the individual as well as provide information for the family and individual about support options. • Pharmaceutical Companies: Companies which develop and distribute necessary medication to the individual.
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References American Psychiatric Association (1994). Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV. Washington, D.C.: The Psychiatric Association Dryden-Edwards, R. (n.d.). Posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) causes, symptoms, treatment, diagnosis by medicinenet.com. Retrieved from http://www.medicinenet.com/posttraumatic_stress_disorder/article.htm Friedman, M. (2011, March 8). National center for ptsd. Retrieved from http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/how-common-is-ptsd.asp NIH fact sheet-post-traumatic stress disorder. (2011, February 14). Retrieved from http://report.nih.gov/NIHfactsheets/ViewFactSheet.aspx?csid=58&key=P Robjant, K., & Fazel, M. (2010). The emerging evidence for narrative exposure therapy: A review. Clinical Psychology Review, 30(8), 1030–1039. Scher, C. , McCreary, D. , Asmundson, G. , & Resick, P. (2008). The structure of post- traumatic stress disorder symptoms in three female trauma samples: A comparison of interview and self-report measures. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22(7), 1137-1145.